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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Afghanistan to make a historic Test Match debut against India in Bengaluru tomorrow; Sports Minister Rathore to inaugurate the fixture
Afghanistan to make a historic Test Match debut against India in Bengaluru tomorrow; Sports Minister Rathore to inaugurate the fixture
Afghanistan will make their Test cricket debut against India in Bengaluru tomorrow at the Chinnaswamy stadium. On hand to witness the historic occasion will be India’s Sports Minister, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore.
The one-off test match series has been named the Indo-Afghanistan Friendship series, and will be on from 14th to 18th June. Afghanistan earned their status as a Test-playing nation in June last year. The series is expected to give a massive boost to cricket in Afghanistan.
Col. Rathore, who is an Olympian Medallist, is a keen cricket buff. He is also expected to visit other Sports academies in Bengaluru during his stay. Since Col. Rathore is also the I&B Minister, he will be meeting I&B Ministry officers posted in the city.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Achievements of JJM
To make provision of potable water to every rural household through tap water connection at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day , of prescribed quality , on regular and long-term basis, by 2024, since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission . The estimated outlay of the mission is Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore out of which the Central share is Rs. 2.08 lakh Crore.
At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, 6.64 Crore households have been provided with tap water connections in last 35 months. Thus, as on 25th July 2022, out of 19.14 Crore rural households in the country, around 9.87 Crore  households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. State/ UT wise details are annexed.
This information was given by the Minister of State, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
GST Revenue collection for January 2021 almost touches ₹1.20 lakh crore
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of January 2021till 6PM on 31.01.2021 is ₹ 1,19,847 crore of which CGST is ₹ 21,923 crore, SGST is ₹ 29,014 crore, IGST is ₹ 60,288 crore  and Cess is ₹ 8,622 crore . The total number of GSTR-3B Returns filed for the month of December up to 31stJanuary 2021 is 90 lakhs.
The government has settled ₹ 24,531 crore to CGST and ₹ 19,371 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of January 2021 is ₹ 46,454 crore for CGST and ₹ 48,385 crore for the SGST.
In line with the trend of recovery in the GST revenues over past five months, the revenues for the month of January 2021 are 8% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year, which in itself was more than ₹ 1.1 lakh crore. During the month, revenues from import of goods was 16% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction  are 6% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.
The GST revenues during January 2021 are the highest since introduction of GST and has almost touched the ₹ 1.2 lakh crore mark, exceeding the last month’s record collection of ₹1.15 lakh crore. GST revenues above ₹ 1 lakh crore for a stretch of last four months and a steep increasing trend over this period are clear indicators of rapid economic recovery post pandemic. Closer monitoring against fake-billing,deep data analytics using data from multiple sources including GST, Income-tax and Customs IT systems and effective tax administration have also contributed to the steady increase in tax revenue over last few months.
The average YoY growth in GST revenue over the first four months in the second half of the financial year has been 8% as compared to  24% during the first half of the year.
- The chart below shows trends in monthly gross GST revenues during the current year.
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President's Secretariat
Officer Trainees of the Indian Foreign Service Call on the President
Officer trainees of the Indian Foreign Service , as well as two officer trainees from the Royal Bhutan Foreign Service, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, today  at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Addressing the officer trainees, the President said that India’s role and influence in the international arena is expanding. Geopolitics and geoeconomics are drawing Asia to the centre of global power relations. And in this matrix, India has an important role to play - as a driver of global growth and as an influential voice in global governance.
The President said the international community has greater appreciation of India and its global standing. Nations are looking to us for solutions to global challenges – be it climate change, cybersecurity, humanitarian disasters or combating extremism and terrorism. These open unprecedented opportunities but also pose new challenges for our diplomacy.
Click here to see President's speech
Ministry of Defence
Procurement of Assault Rifles and LMGS
The weapons in category of Assault Rifle, Close Quarter Battle  Carbine and Light Machine Gun  are the basic weapons of a soldier. Over a period of time owing to the dynamic nature of warfare, enhanced transparency in battlefield, latest technological advancement and capabilities of adversaries, operational requirements for these Small Arms have undergone a change.
During 2018, Acceptance of Necessity  for procurement of Assault Rifles, LMGs and CQB carbines through Fast Track Procedure  under ‘Buy-Global’ category as well as AoNs for procurement of LMG and CQB carbine under ‘Buy & Make ’ category have been accorded by Defence Acquisition Council . AoN has also been accorded for Inter Government Agreement  with Government of Russia for production of Assault Rifles in India through a joint venture. The cases are at various stages of procurement.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Dharmendra Yadav and others in Lok Sabha today.
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President's Secretariat
President of India to Grace the Valedictory Session of 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention and Confer Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards Tomorrow
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will grace the valedictory session of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention and confer Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards tomorrow  at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. On the sideline of the Convention, the President of the Republic of Suriname, HE Mr Chandrikaprasad Santokhi and the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, HE Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali will call on the President.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Piyush Goyal unveils digital version of ODOP gift catalogue
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry; Consumer Affairs; Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri. Piyush Goyal unveiled the digital version of the ODOP gift catalogue. The digital launch took place during the meeting with Export Promotion Councils and Industry Associations at Vanijya Bhawan on 5th August 2022.
The ODOP gift catalogue includes a wide range of products like Fragrances and Oils, Indian Spirits, Home Décor products, Fabrics, and Silks and Shawls. HCIM highlighted the ways in which the ODOP gift catalogue is a step towards realizing the potential of all districts in India and will give global recognition to the country’s diverse indigenous products. Further, he urged all the line ministries, Industry Association, and Export Promotion Councils to utilize products from the catalogue for encouragement to designs and branding. He also recommended a conscious effort to be taken to include these treasures of India for corporate gifting. This will provide a tremendous boost to the local economy and will help promote the livelihood and sustenance of many farmers and artisans.
Minister highlighted that utilizing products from the catalogue will promote a brand image for local products in the international market, consequently boosting the Prime Minister’s vision of “Make in India” and “Make for World”. He also requested all the associations to share their feedback on each of these products to ensure continuous improvement so that the products can compete at a global level.
Video on ODOP Gift Catalogue
ODOP Background:
- The ODOP Initiative is aimed at achieving the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister to foster balanced regional development across all districts of the country.
- The idea is to select, brand, and promote One Product from each District  of the country for enabling holistic socio-economic growth across all regions.
- The range of chosen products under ODOP, from all 761 districts of the country, spans multiple sectors, Ministries and Departments.
Ministry of Defence
DRDO conducts maiden trial of Python-5 Air to Air Missile
Tejas, India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, added the 5th generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile  in its air-to-air weapons capability on April 27, 2021. Trials were also aimed to validate enhanced capability of already integrated Derby Beyond Visual Range  AAM on Tejas. The test firing at Goa completed a series of missile trials to validate its performance under extremely challenging scenarios. Derby missile achieved direct hit on a high-speed maneuvering aerial target and the Python missiles also achieved 100% hits, thereby validating their complete capability. The trials met all their planned objectives.
Prior to these trials, extensive missile carriage flight tests were conducted at Bengaluru to assess integration of the missile with aircraft systems on board the Tejas, like Avionics, Fire-control radar, Missile Weapon Delivery System and the Flight Control System. At Goa, after successful separation trials, live launch of the missile on a Banshee target was carried out. Python-5 missile live firing was conducted to validate target engagement from all aspects as well as beyond visual ranges. In all the live firings, missile hit the aerial target.
The missiles were fired from Tejas aircraft of Aeronautical Development Agency  flown by Indian Air Force  Test pilots belonging to National Flight Test Centre . The successful conduct was made possible with years of hard work by the team of scientists, engineers and technicians from ADA and HAL-ARDC along with admirable support from CEMILAC, DG-AQA, IAF PMT, NPO  and INS HANSA.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has congratulated the teams of DRDO, ADA, Indian Air Force, HAL and all involved in the trial. Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy appreciated the efforts of scientists, engineers and technicians from various organisations and industry.
Prime Minister's Office
List of MoUs signed between India and South Africa during 10th BRICS Summit
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India and the Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa on Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Education.
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Republic of India regarding the Setting up of the "Gandhi Mandela Centre of Specialisation for Artisan Skills” in South Africa.
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Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Space Research Organisation and the South African National Space Agency on Cooperation in the Exploration and uses of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reviews Situation and Preparedness status of public health system for Prevention, Containment and Management in view of Rising Dengue Cases in the country
States/UTs advised to adhere to guidelines issued by the Centre for Dengue prevention and control
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today chaired a high-level meeting to review the Dengue situation in India and preparedness of public health system for prevention, containment and management of Dengue in view of the recent spike in cases of Dengue across the country.
The Union Health Minister was briefed on the nationwide Dengue situation. Underlining the challenge posed by the increasing number of dengue cases in the country, Dr Mandaviya noted the importance of being prepared against dengue. He directed the officials to be fully geared up and strengthen prevention, containment and management measures for Dengue.
Dr Mandaviya highlighted that the Union Government has provided all necessary support to the states for screening kits and has provided financial support for fogging and IEC activities as well. Healthcare workers have also been trained. He urged states to adhere to the guidelines issued by the Centre for prevention and containment of dengue.
The Union Health Minister also stated that adequate fund is provided by the Central Government to the States under Program Implementation Plan  for following activities to prevent and control Dengue:
- Surveillance – Disease and Entomological Surveillance
- Case management- Effective management of cases and avert deaths
- Laboratory diagnosis – Procurement of ELISA based NS1 antigen test kit  for early diagnosis of cases. 
- Vector Control & management- To eliminate the vector breeding and source reduction activities engagement of Domestic Breeding Checkers  and ASHA. Budget is provisioned for procurement of fogging machines.
- Insecticides: Procurement of insecticides 
- Capacity building- Training, Strengthening Human Resource and Operational research
- Behaviour Change Communication - Social mobilization and IEC
- Inter-sectoral coordination – involvement of different line departments
- Monitoring and Supervision - Analysis of reports, review, field visit and feedback
Entomological component - Zonal Entomological units :
- Logistics for Entomological Lab Strengthening
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Mobility support for field activities
- Hiring of Entomologist and insect collectors
Smt. L S Changsan, AS & MD , Health Ministry; Smt. Aradhana Patnaik, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry; Dr. Manashvi Kumar, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry and senior officials and public health experts were present in the meeting.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Busting Myths of Vaccination
Liberalised Pricing and Accelerated National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy ensures Vaccine Equity
Private hospitals have received over 1.20 crore Doses of COVID vaccines in the month of May 2021
Government of India in close partnership with all the States/ UTs is running one of the largest COVID-19 Vaccination drives in the world since 16th January 2021.
There have been some media reports alleging vaccine inequity in India's Vaccination Drive. These reports are inaccurate and speculative in nature.
A ‘Liberalised Pricing and Accelerated National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy’ was adopted on 1st May 2021, which is guiding the ongoing Phase-III of COVID-19 vaccination Drive. It is reiterated that the Liberalised Vaccine policy, which envisages a larger role for the private sector and the Centre is setting aside 25% of vaccines for the private sector. This mechanism facilitates better access and reduces the operational stress on Government Vaccination facilities in terms of those who could afford to pay and would prefer to go to a private hospital.
As on 1st June 2021, private hospitals have received over 1.20 crore doses of COVID vaccines in the month of May 2021. As on 4th May, 2021, a large number of private hospitals that have contracted with M/S Serum Institute of India &M/S Bharat Biotech have been supplied with Covishield & Covaxin doses. These private hospitals are not limited to the bigger metros but also from Tier II & III cities across States.
Some of the cities included are:
Guntur, Nellore, Srikalahasthi, Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh; Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh; Dibrugarh in Assam; Sambhalpur in Odisha; Ankleshwar, Kutch, Morbi, Vapi and Surat in Gujarat; Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Palghar in Jharkhand; Jammu, Srinagar in J&K, Bellary, Davangere, Mangalore, Mysuru, and Shimoga in Karnataka; Calicut, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kozhikode, Pathanamthitta, and Thrissur in Kerala; Ahmednagar, Akola, Aurangabad, Baramati, Kalher, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Jalgaon Nashik in Maharashtra; Kangra in Himachal Pradesh; Jalandar, Mohali, Bhiwandi, Ludhiana in Punjab; Coimbatore, Vellore in Tamil Nadu; Khammam, Warangal, and Sangareddy in Telangana; Gorakhpur, Kanpur and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh; and Durgapur in West Bengal.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working closely with all States and UTs to make the COVID-19 Vaccination drive a success. The States with less number of private hospitals have been requested to review the status in the states and list out the better performing hospitals under AB-PMJAY and State specific insurance schemes, keeping a geographical spread in mind and encouraging them to get in agreement with the vaccine manufacturers.
Further a regular communication is also being done with all States/ UTs informing them on the vaccines received by the private hospitals against the contracted doses so that their performance is closely monitored by the State/Districts. Also, a regular review is being taken with the manufacturers to follow-up on the status of each delivery that needs to be made to the states/Private institutions.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Conference on Financial Literacy in Amrit Kaal - Empowering Investors to be held at Vanapa Hall , Aizawl, Mizoram
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority , under the aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, will organise a State Level Conference on Financial Literacy in Amrit Kaal - Empowering Investors in association with the Department of Tourism in Aizawl, Mizoram tomorrow at Vanapa Hall, Aizawl.
The Conference will be inaugurated by Shri Robert Romawia Royte, Minister, Tourism Sports & Youth Services, I&CT Govt. of Mizoram. The event will be graced by Dr. Renu Sharma, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Mizoram; and Shri Devesh Chandra Srivastva, DGP, Govt of Mizoram as Guest of Honours. Ms. Anita Shah Akella, CEO, IEPFA & Joint Secretary, MCA; Smt. Manisha Saxena, Principal Secretary, Mizoram Tourism; and Shri Gopal V. Kumar, Member, IEPF Authority, will be amongst the other dignitaries to grace the occasion.
The conference shall witness inauguration of Niveshak Didi - an initiative of IEPF Authority in collaboration with the India Post Payment Bank , Investor Awareness Van in Mizoram  - an initiative of IEPF Authority in collaboration with the Common Service Centers  and 75 Iconic Investor Awareness Programmes  in Mizoram.
Various technical sessions and cultural activities themed around Financial Literacy and Investor Awareness will also be held during the conference. A Bike Rally showcasing the important messages of Financial well-being shall also be flagged off during the event.
The event is expected to see participation of around 800 to 1,000 delegates from various sections of society, including college students, professionals, experts, self-help groups, artisans, tourist operators and other citizens of the state of Mizoram.
About IEPF Authority
IEPF Authority has been established under sub-section  of section 125 of Companies Act, 2013 with the objective of promoting Investor Education, Awareness and Protection and for administration of the IEPF fund. It has undertaken a wide gamut of activities to accelerate the pace of investor education among the masses at large.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry reviews the preparedness on West Nile Fever.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare with the officials from National Centre for Disease Control  reviewed the current situation, state preparedness and action taken to deal with West Nile Fever  in Mallapuram district, Kerala, today. MOHFW deputed a multi-disciplinary public health team to Mallapuram District to investigate various epidemiological aspects of West Nile Virus in the district and State.
The State has been advised to follow the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program  guidelines of personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites. This guideline is available at NVBDCP website .pdf). The Ministry has also recommended vector surveillance and control to be carried out in coordination with NVBDCP. All cases of JE/AES are to be investigated as per guidelines of JE/ AES and also tested for West Nile Virus. Further, the community is to be sensitized through IEC campaigns on use of personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites as per NVBDCP Guidelines.
West Nile Fever is a mosquito borne zoonotic disease caused by a flavivirus -West Nile Virus . This virus is related to viruses that cause Japanese Encephalitis, yellow fever and St. Louis encephalitis. Human infection is most often due to bites from infected mosquitoes. To date, no human-to-human transmission of WNV through casual contact has been documented. Infection with WNV is either asymptomatic  in around 80% of infected people, or can lead to West Nile fever or severe West Nile disease.
Testing for West Nile Virus is available at the National Institute of Virology, Pune and National Institute of Virology, Allapuzha. Facility for xeno-diagnosis with respect to infection among vectors is available at VCRC, Kottayam. NCDC branch in Kozhikode, in coordination with VCRC, Kottayam, will provide assistance for vector surveillance and xeno-diagnosis in the vector as well as prepare and disseminate a standardised hospital management protocol of AES case management to be followed by all hospitals catering to cases of AES.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
219.63 add a cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
1,39,111 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 18,317
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.77%
2,081 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,41,04,933
1,604 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
90.08 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,57,218 tests conducted in the last 24 hours